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Event planners who have not planned a cruise meeting or incentive — or have not planned one in a while — are likely to be surprised by how the experience has evolved just in the last few years.
In this 30-minute session, industry experts Vicki Fernandez of Landry & Kling Global Ship Solutions and James Bacon of global event agency We Are MEaT dive into their strategies for successful cruise events. They discuss everything from logistics and budget benefits to the unexpected moments of connection that make cruise-based programs so effective. They also look at how the demographics of cruise participants has expanded in recent years, as ships offer greater appeal to younger travelers or those boarding solo or without family.
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Watch this session of Learning Academy Express to learn:
- Why cruises are no longer “just leisure” as cruise lines deliver elevated A/V capabilities, conference-ready spaces and adult-only sophistication.
- How to design high-impact events, with memorable entertainment, dine-around networking and off-ship experiences.
- How the "typical cruise-goer" is changing, with younger and more diverse attendees turning to on-board options.
Those who register below and watch before August 29 will also be entered in a giveaway for a seven-night sailing aboard a Virgin Voyages cruise.
Watch the full conversation now and discover how meetings at sea can elevate your next event.
Earns 0.5 hours of CMP credit
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SPEAKERS
Vicki Fernandez
Senior Manager, Client Service
Landry & Kling Global Cruise Services
Vicki has been providing cruise solutions for corporate clients for over 25 years. Nothing is more satisfying than finding the right ship to create that memorial incentive or meeting.
Landry & Kling Global Cruise Services is the pioneer in providing ships for a myriad of uses. Corporate meetings, floating hotels for large city-wide events, workforce accommodations and more. With over 30 years experience and contacts at cruise lines and destinations all over the world we make the process easy and are your subject matter experts on everything cruise.
James Bacon
CEO & Founder
We Are MEaT
James Bacon is CEO and Founder of We Are MEaT — a full service global reach events agency based in the UK. After a successful 10 years+ working in sales and marketing roles within blue-chip media and publishing companies based in London. James launched his own boutique marketing consultancy in 2008 in a period of global recession.
In 2016, James decided to re-start his career from marketing to within the events industry. He now plans and organises corporate events globally, of all shapes, sizes and purposes. "I absolutely love what I do, what we do as an events agency, as a business and how we provide amazing events for fantastic clients."
MODERATOR
Lizzie Wilcox
Associate Editor
Northstar Meetings Group
Lizzie is the associate editor of Northstar Meetings Group. She earned her B.S. in Media Management and B.A. in French from the University of Miami. She joined NMG in 2021 after three years at Coral Gables Magazine.
See some of Lizzie's recent articles and features by visiting her Northstar Meetings Group page here.